10 posts tagged “otc”

Because I LOVE Brian, his line and the amazing show he put on.. here's the video from the Femme Athletic show atr Axis-Radius, May3 08

Franci and I are sitting on the right hand side, you'll see me pointing obnoxiously at the AMAZING detailing on the clothes.. triple stitched trousers & bras, fabric crosses in the back for support, the cutest tees ever, and def one of the best tennis dresses I've seen in a long time. Check out the full line at FemmeAthletic.com - he also has an amazing line called iFemme.. made to hold your ipod when you're working out. Genius!

Franci and I always manage to run into the coolest people when we're out networking. Good connections were made last night, and what started as a routine networking event, ended up as a night at a local bar in Mesa.

So after a week of manicures, hair, massages & facials.. Franci and I were invited to the launch of the Femme Athletic show. Hosted at Axis/Radius in Scottsdale, it was a great show, with great clothes and great cosmos!

Here are a few pics, taken with my Centro camera... more to come as I find them online

...hey, if you're going to do it, you might as well do it somewhere beautiful. :)

Life for the past month or so, in photos. Roughly 50 new pictures, ranging from the Ren Fest last month, to a seminar, to a night at Salty's, a trip to El Paso, and of course, some of me and my new lovely VERSA <3 Oh, and can't forget little Harley pup!

Enjoy!

I redid my home office. I've been spending so much time there, I thought it was time to get it to look decent. That, and since Franci is always here, it makes more sense to have 2 good sized workspaces. The problem was, though, that my office room is quite small... but I think we did a good job, It isn't completely done, but it's about 75% of the way done. Furniture is courtesy RedSeven Computers in Tempe.

The old office:

Workspace for one, big yucky chair, oversized desk with much less useable space than youd think. Big hutch, etc.
And now, the new office:

1. Spending the evening talking work with amazing women in amazing fields. My dear friend Erica invited me to a "Women in Design" networking group tonight and I met women from all different aspect of business, and the common thread was design and a desire to move forward. How refreshing!

2. My business cards. They were a great conversation starter. Remind me to post a picture of them, they are such a cute way to break the ice!

3. Going to a new restaurant. There are so many here in the Valley, it's lovely!

4. Chai. It's freezing out, and nothing warms you up like a steaming cup of Starbuck's Chai tea.

5. Busy days. I can't believe it's 20 to 9 already. I have been up/out since 8am and I didn't even feel the time go by!

... thanks again for your patience with the lack of updates. I did want to post a bit about what I've been working on. My company, Outside the Cube Marketing is sponsoring a referral marketing webinar on Friday, so we've been doing gobs and gobs of promotion. Outside of that, I'm working on designs for some email campaigns and making quotes for websites. I'm also working on re-designing the cubes information on the site - making them a bit more user friendly.. and you can expect the return of CrystalCoons.com in the next few days.

Oh, so much!

Re the webinar: If you have some time and want some good info, here's the link to signup:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/980559850
And if you work for a small business, pass it on to your manager/superior. It's geared towards small businesses, so just about every industry can benefit from it.

Okay, back to the grind!

http://outsidethecubemarketing.com/

It's about 85% done, but it's live and it's what I've been working on for 4 months now.
It feels SO GOOD to have it up, live, and really.. open for business.
Love it!

I feel like today has been my first full official day as a freelancer, but more important, like a business owner.I woke up, got dressed & readied, replied to some emails, followed up to set up appointment with a key client, went over to my first clients, worked there for a bit, ran out to meet Franci (my business partner) for lunch & we came up with a great new potential product, and then went back to my client, wrapped up and stopped at Staples for some supplies & now I'm back in my home office, emailing, and studying and listening to my water feature with my window open.

You just feel... accomplished, when you have a day like this. I might even have time to go to the gym tonight and then run another errand to finish up a printing job tomorrow.
Feels good!